History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.712.3

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436-437, 443n, 461, important differences of other sūtras from Āśv gr on p , 438, in all cases where a question is to be put or permission taken, the performer addresses the most eminent among the brāhmaṇas invited or all of them together, 442n, 505, in southern and western India brāhmaṇas invited at śrāddha are worshipped, while in Bengal effigies made of darbhas are worshipped 458, is the pattern or norm of other śrāddhas 426, Kātyāyana and some others say that everyone has to follow his own sūtra as to the words 'svāhā' and 'svadhā namaḥ', as to the mode of wearing the sacred thread, as to the number of āhutis and as to the stage at which piṇḍas are to be offered 426, 462, 471, larger the number of brāhmaṇas invited for p the greater the fruit or reward acc to Āśv gr. 434, Mahābhārata was among the texts to be recited when brāhmaṇas were engaged in dinner at p. 450; mantras for invoking Viśve-devas in p 458. mantras at moistening of piṇḍas given by Āpastamba-mantrapāṭha differ from those in Baud gr. and Vaikhānasa gr. 438, mantras to be recited at the time of offering each of the piṇḍas in p differed from ancient times 476-477;